PowerReader Lite vs HtmlFox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerReader Lite
This application allows users to view a wide range of document and image file formats, including text, PDF, and office documents. It offers features like full-text search, online translation, and automatic saving of reading progress. The app supports landscape mode and various text encoding options for a comfortable reading experience.
- Supports txt, pdf, png, jpg, doc, xls, ppt, and more
- Landscape view mode
- Diverse text encoding options
- Full text search
- Online translation engine
- Automatically saves last reading point
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PowerReader is a simple but powerful reading tool. Features: - It is available to view the files with various formats as below: txt, pdf, png, jpg, tiff, gif, bmp, htm, html, doc, xls, ppt, docx, xlsx, pptx. - Supports landscape view mode. - Diverse kinds of encoding for txt reading. - Turning pages forward or backward quickly. - Uploading files through iTunes. - Automatic line breaks. - Full text search, you can easily search the entire text. - Online Translation engine. - Automatically save the last reading point. - Automatically separate the big txt file to accelerate the access speed - More features in full edition: - It is also available to play mp3 & mp4 files. - Supports Google docs downloading. - Supports "Open-in" feature, you can open the supported data from mail, safari or some other APPs that supported open-in feature. - Various types of font for txt reading. - Text color and background color setting. - Bookmark feature. - Single/multi page display for PDF viewer.
HtmlFox
Edit and preview HTML files directly on your iPhone or iPad. Open local documents, modify source code, and export your work as HTML or PDF. This tool offers instant previews and efficient file management for web developers and hobbyists.
- Edit HTML source code
- Preview local HTML files
- Export as HTML
- Export previews as PDF
- Search page content
- Access recent documents
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HtmlFox is a lightweight HTML document editor and preview tool for iPhone and iPad. Open local .html, .htm, and .xhtml files from the Files app, preview them instantly, search page content, edit source code, and export your work as HTML or PDF. Key features: • Open local HTML and XHTML documents • Preview pages in a clean reading view • Search within page content • Edit HTML source code • Export edited documents as HTML • Export previews as PDF • Reopen recent documents quickly • Distinguish same-name files by source path • Works without an account HtmlFox is designed for local documents. Your files and recent file information stay on your device and are not uploaded to the developer. Editing and export are available with HtmlFox Pro, a one-time in-app purchase with no subscription. The app includes local introductory access so you can try Pro features before unlocking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HtmlFox at 5.0 against PowerReader Lite's 1.0. PowerReader Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. HtmlFox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PowerReader Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
HtmlFox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerReader Lite | HtmlFox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 冠兰 姜 | 旭 罗 |
Customer experience
PowerReader Lite
HtmlFox
In-app purchases
PowerReader Lite
No in-app purchases
HtmlFox
- HtmlFox Pro$2.99









